This is truly quite the read. You never really know people I suppose.
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article239079858.html
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article239079858.html
Chemically dependent farming is not a scam though.Organic food is one of the biggest marketing scams ever perpetuated on consumers.
Chemically dependent farming is not a scam though.
Herbicide resistance might have some other plansWho said anything about being dependent on chem? We could go back to row crop cultivating if we wanted to, it’s just not nearly as efficient and increases unnecessary tillage.
Herbicide resistance might have some other plans
Who said anything about being dependent on chem? We could go back to row crop cultivating if we wanted to, it’s just not nearly as efficient and increases unnecessary tillage.
Synthetic N (i.e. produced via Haber-Bosch) and manure/compost/etc. N have distinguishable stable isotope N14 and N15 signatures in crop samples. So it is possible to reliably tell the difference in how a crop was produced. Scientists and USDA inspectors have use such methods to tell the difference, but it is not a common test- especially at the elevator.Organic corn is only checked for GMO when delivered and you show them your organic certification for the farm is what I understand.
I would guess a lot of Conventional corn (Non GMO) is in the organic market.
I am not even sure you can test corn to find out if it had commercial P, K & N on it vs hog or chicken manure.
Synthetic N (i.e. produced via Haber-Bosch) and manure/compost/etc. N have distinguishable stable isotope N14 and N15 signatures in crop samples. So it is possible to reliably tell the difference in how a crop was produced. Scientists and USDA inspectors have use such methods to tell the difference, but it is not a common test- especially at the elevator.
The specific question I was responding to was about whether it was possible to test crops for inorganic fertilizer use- which there is.Is organic N really the main driver behind organic ag though? What real difference does that make in the final product or overall production? I’d say there’s less misuse of synthetic N than manure on a percentage basis (once again no real evidence other than experience). Most of the organic movement is based around pesticides.
Herbicide resistance might have some other plans
If we lose glyphosate, there goes no till